Posted on November 13, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Opening Day, Tuesday Nov. 5, 2019 The first day of SEMA is always the most exciting as it is when we all get a complete view of the latest, greatest, and newest cars in the industry. We got a great start to the show with an indoor booth that showcased…Read More
Posted on November 11, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
A Message from the Crew at Factory Five "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" is one of the most famous phrases contained in the United States Declaration of Independence. It was signed in 1776 by our country's forefathers, and these rights have not been dishonored in over 200 years…Read More
Posted on November 6, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Our huge Fall Sale ended last Sunday, and we've added five more days! Save on all models! Build your Factory Five, and get up to $3,000 in free options! PLUS, the first twenty (20) orders can select either 20% off shipping OR receive $500 off a qualifying engine/transmission package from…Read More
Posted on November 4, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
SEMA is the Super Bowl of car shows, and along with our latest and greatest factory cars, we are always fortunate to have some over-the-top customer cars. For a small company, the sheer number of Factory Five cars spread out throughout the show is always something I am very proud…Read More
Posted on November 4, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Meet the very newest Factory Five, the Speedstar! The Ridler Award-winning Speedstar body now drives as good as it looks with the proven Factory Five performance Hot Rod chassis underneath! We bought Rat's Glass Bodies last year, and this all-new shape is the first result of that acquisition. Click here…Read More
Posted on November 2, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This isn't exactly a SEMA preview, BUT while we have been working for the past few months on all of the SEMA cars, we have ALSO been busy with a huge project next door. We are building an all-new 12,000 square foot building and installing a new 225 kW solar…Read More
Posted on November 1, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Next year is our 25th Anniversary, and so we built simply the best Factory Five Mk4 Roadster we could build to celebrate this huge milestone. The car is on it's way to SEMA, and will be featured prominently in the Factory Five outdoor display accompanied by customer Dale Anthony's stunning…Read More
Posted on November 1, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
One of the most exciting vehicles we have ever built was a project with 2018 NASCAR Champion Joey Logano. We installed a 800 HP Roush-Yates NASCAR motor into a Factory Five Hot Rod Truck. The result was an insane drift truck that saw close to 1 million views on Facebook.…Read More
Posted on October 30, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We are excited to have the Hot Rod Magazine build project Factory Five Truck of Mark Gearhart's in our indoor booth at SEMA this year. Mark has built some very impressive machines, and his Truck is being featured currently in the hallowed pages of Hot Rod as well as hotrod.com.…Read More
Posted on October 30, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year for SEMA, we built an all-new Factory Five half mobile for our best-selling Mk4 Roadster. The car is a running, driving Mk4 with a monster 535 HP 351W/427 engine running on race gas. The car was designed to be a period-correct 427 replica complete with 15" Halibrand wheels,…Read More
Posted on October 26, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
At this year's SEMA Show, we will have Team PDG's Factory Five GTM in our booth hot off of it's remarkable season with wins in three major racing categories! Owners Richard and Yvonne Migliori will be at the show along with championship driver Carl Rydquist at the Factory Five display…Read More
Posted on October 25, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We've been working on an all-new front engine supercar design for over a year. The chassis is a derivative of the proven and high-performance Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe. The body is an all-new, original, and modern Factory Five design. The plan is for the body to be delivered in…Read More
Posted on October 24, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We built a '33 Hot Rod complete running and driving with half of a body so that customers can see the chassis, suspension, running gear, and lines as well as sit in the car and try it on for size. We did this once before with our Mk4 Roadster, and…Read More
Posted on October 22, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We've been working hard on plans to celebrate our 25th Anniversary next year. One of the most important part of this celebration is our 25th Anniversary Mk4 Roadster. Customers have been asking about the pending 25th Anniversary Special Edition Mk4 Roadster as we did 15 and 20 year models (that…Read More
Posted on October 17, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Our good friends at SEMA (the Specialty Equipment Market Association) have reluctantly filed a petition in federal court to require the government to allow replica car manufacturers to immediately begin production under a 2015 law referred to as the Low Volume Manufacturers Law. Read the press release below: SEMA Sues…Read More
Posted on October 7, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This past weekend at Circuit of the Americas race track in Austin, TX, the Team PDG Factory Five GTM finished a truly remarkable season with wins in three major racing categories. Trans Am West Coast Champion! Driver Carl Rydquist drove the Team PDG Factory Five GTM to a 1st place…Read More
Posted on October 2, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Join us here as we welcome the annual Mass Cruisers Rt. 6 cruise weekend. Factory Five is a stop along the way from the historic Rt. 6 cruise to Provincetown at the end of Cape Cod. The Mass Cruisers car club runs the bi-weekly Bass Pro car show at Patriot…Read More
Posted on October 2, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Partnerships and collaboration define our company. Think about it. We don't build cars, our customers do. So we are natural partners with our customers, and work hand-in-hand so that their cars are the very best looking and performing. But we're not alone on the parts side as we have great…Read More
Posted on September 13, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We're ending the 2019 summer car show season with the annual NSRA Show in Burlington, VT next weekend, September 20-22. Our crew is attending and showing off our latest cars including our 2nd Gen Hot Rod, 'Type 65 Coupe, '35 Hot Rod Truck, and Mk4 Roadster. Customers are welcome to…Read More
Posted on August 16, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The annual Factory Five Cruise Night at Patriot Place with the Mass Cruisers car club sponsored by Bass Pro Shops was a huge success and a ton of fun! All together, 24 Factory Five cars gathered for a beautiful late summer night. Here are some photos and details. About half…Read More
